<p>###2025 年 1 月 14 日下午 4:20 EST | 来源：First Majestic Silver Corp.</p>
<p>加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华 --（Newsfile Corp. -2025 年 1 月 14 日）- First Majestic Silver Corp.（纽约证券交易所代码：AG）（多伦多证券交易所代码：AG）（法兰克福证券交易所代码：FMV）（以下简称 “公司” 或 “First Majestic”）欣然宣布，关于公司收购 Gatos Silver, Inc.（纽约证券交易所代码：GATO）（多伦多证券交易所代码：GATO）（“Gatos Silver”）的事项，公司股东已批准向 Gatos Silver 普通股股东发行最多 190,000,000 股 First Majestic 普通股（“First Majestic 股份”），以换取公司收购 Gatos Silver 所有已发行的普通股（“交易”）。在今天举行的公司股东特别会议上，约 98.44% 的投票支持批准发行最多 190,000,000 股 First Majestic 股份的决议。</p>
<p>此外，Gatos Silver 的股东在今天早些时候举行的 Gatos Silver 股东特别会议上批准了 First Majestic 与 Gatos Silver 之间的合并协议（“合并决议”），约 71.3% 的已发行 Gatos Silver 股份投票支持合并决议。在交易完成后，Gatos Silver 股东将每持有一股 Gatos Silver 股份获得 2.55 股 First Majestic 股份，任何零碎股份将以现金支付，不计利息。</p>
<p>交易的完成预计将在 2025 年 1 月 16 日市场开盘前进行，前提是满足或放弃剩余的惯例成交条件。</p>
<p><strong>关于 First Majestic</strong></p>
<p>First Majestic 是一家公开交易的矿业公司，专注于在墨西哥和美国的银和金生产。公司目前拥有并运营 San Dimas 银金矿、Santa Elena 银金矿和 La Encantada 银矿，以及一系列开发和勘探资产，包括位于美国内华达州东北部的 Jerritt Canyon 金矿项目。</p>
<p>First Majestic 自豪地拥有并运营自己的铸币厂 First Mint, LLC，并向公众提供部分银生产的销售。条形金属、铸锭、硬币和奖章可在 www.firstmint.com 上在线购买，价格为市场上最低的溢价之一。</p>
<p>2024 年 9 月 5 日，First Majestic 和 Gatos Silver 宣布他们已签署一项最终合并协议，根据该协议，First Majestic 将收购所有已发行和流通的 Gatos Silver 普通股。有关交易的更多信息可以在公司网站 www.firstmajestic.com 上找到。</p>
<p><strong>关于前瞻性声明的警示说明</strong></p>
<p>本新闻稿包含根据《1933 年证券法》第 27A 条和《1934 年证券交易法》第 21E 条的定义的 “前瞻性声明”，这些声明旨在受到这些条款和其他适用法律所创造的安全港的保护，以及根据适用的加拿大证券法的 “前瞻性信息”（统称为 “前瞻性声明”）。这些声明涉及 First Majestic 的未来事件或未来表现、商业前景或机会，基于对未来结果的预测、尚未确定的金额的估计以及 First Majestic 管理层基于其经验和对历史趋势、当前条件和预期未来发展的看法所做的假设。此新闻稿中的前瞻性声明包括但不限于与交易的完成及相关时间的声明。假设可能被证明是错误的，实际结果可能与预期有重大差异。因此，无法保证指导意见的准确性。因此，投资者被警告不要过度依赖指导意见和前瞻性声明，因为无法保证所依据的计划、假设或期望会发生。除历史事实外的所有声明可能都是前瞻性声明。</p>
<p>实际结果可能与前瞻性声明有所不同。前瞻性声明受到已知和未知的风险、不确定性和其他因素的影响，这些因素可能导致实际结果与前瞻性声明所表达或暗示的结果有重大差异，包括但不限于及时满足或放弃交易的所有剩余适用成交条件，或根本不满足，包括但不限于 First Majestic 和 Gatos Silver 及其各自业务的重大变化，以及在 First Majestic 最近提交的年度信息表中讨论的其他因素，相关信息可在其 SEDAR+ 档案中找到，网址为 www.sedarplus.ca，并作为其最近提交的 40-F 表格的附件，网址为 www.sec.gov/edgar 或在 First Majestic 的网站上。尽管 First Majestic 已尝试识别可能导致实际结果与前瞻性声明中所包含的结果有重大差异的重要因素，但可能还有其他因素导致结果未如预期、估计或意图。</p>
<p>First Majestic 相信这些前瞻性声明中反映的期望是合理的，但无法保证这些期望会被证明是正确的，因此此处包含的前瞻性声明不应被过度依赖。这些声明仅在此日期有效。First Majestic 不打算，也不承担任何更新这些前瞻性声明或前瞻性信息的义务，除非法律要求。</p>
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<p>First Majestic Silver Corp. 已获得股东批准收购 Gatos Silver, Inc. 约 98.44% 的 First Majestic 股东投票支持以最多 1.9 亿股股票换取 Gatos Silver 股票。此外，约 71.3% 的 Gatos Silver 股东批准了合并协议。完成后，Gatos Silver 股东将每持有一股 Gatos Silver 股票获得 2.55 股 First Majestic 股票。该交易预计将在 2025 年 1 月 16 日完成，待满足惯例交割条件</p>

<h3>January 14, 2025 4:20 PM EST | Source: First Majestic Silver Corp.</h3>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>###2025 年 1 月 14 日下午 4:20 EST | 来源：First Majestic Silver Corp.</p>
</div><p>Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 14, 2025) - First Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE: AG) (TSX: AG) (FSE: FMV) (the <em>&#34;</em> Company <em>&#34;</em> or &#34;First Majestic&#34;) is pleased to announce that, in connection with the Company's acquisition of Gatos Silver, Inc. (NYSE: GATO) (TSX: GATO) (&#34;Gatos Silver&#34;), the Company's shareholders have approved the issuance of up to 190,000,000 First Majestic common shares (&#34;First Majestic Shares&#34;) to holders of shares of common stock of Gatos Silver (&#34;Gatos Silver Shares&#34;) in exchange for the acquisition by the Company of all of the outstanding shares of Gatos Silver (the &#34;Transaction&#34;). Approximately 98.44% of the votes cast at the special meeting of the Company's shareholders that was held today were voted in favour of the resolution approving the issuance of up to 190,000,000 First Majestic Shares.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华 --（Newsfile Corp. -2025 年 1 月 14 日）- First Majestic Silver Corp.（纽约证券交易所代码：AG）（多伦多证券交易所代码：AG）（法兰克福证券交易所代码：FMV）（以下简称 “公司” 或 “First Majestic”）欣然宣布，关于公司收购 Gatos Silver, Inc.（纽约证券交易所代码：GATO）（多伦多证券交易所代码：GATO）（“Gatos Silver”）的事项，公司股东已批准向 Gatos Silver 普通股股东发行最多 190,000,000 股 First Majestic 普通股（“First Majestic 股份”），以换取公司收购 Gatos Silver 所有已发行的普通股（“交易”）。在今天举行的公司股东特别会议上，约 98.44% 的投票支持批准发行最多 190,000,000 股 First Majestic 股份的决议。</p>
</div><p>In addition, Gatos Silver's stockholders approved the merger agreement between First Majestic and Gatos Silver (the &#34;Merger Resolution&#34;) at a special meeting of Gatos Silver stockholders that was held earlier today, with approximately 71.3% of the outstanding Gatos Silver Shares voted in favour of the Merger Resolution. Upon the consummation of the Transaction, Gatos Silver stockholders will receive 2.55 First Majestic Shares for each Gatos Silver Share held, with any fractional shares to be paid in cash, without interest.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>此外，Gatos Silver 的股东在今天早些时候举行的 Gatos Silver 股东特别会议上批准了 First Majestic 与 Gatos Silver 之间的合并协议（“合并决议”），约 71.3% 的已发行 Gatos Silver 股份投票支持合并决议。在交易完成后，Gatos Silver 股东将每持有一股 Gatos Silver 股份获得 2.55 股 First Majestic 股份，任何零碎股份将以现金支付，不计利息。</p>
</div><p>Closing of the Transaction is expected to occur prior to market open on January 16, 2025, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the remaining customary closing conditions.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>交易的完成预计将在 2025 年 1 月 16 日市场开盘前进行，前提是满足或放弃剩余的惯例成交条件。</p>
</div><p><strong>ABOUT FIRST MAJESTIC</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>关于 First Majestic</strong></p>
</div><p>First Majestic is a publicly traded mining company focused on silver and gold production in Mexico and the United States. The Company presently owns and operates the San Dimas Silver/Gold Mine, the Santa Elena Silver/Gold Mine, and the La Encantada Silver Mine as well as a portfolio of development and exploration assets, including the Jerritt Canyon Gold project located in northeastern Nevada, U.S.A.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>First Majestic 是一家公开交易的矿业公司，专注于在墨西哥和美国的银和金生产。公司目前拥有并运营 San Dimas 银金矿、Santa Elena 银金矿和 La Encantada 银矿，以及一系列开发和勘探资产，包括位于美国内华达州东北部的 Jerritt Canyon 金矿项目。</p>
</div><p>First Majestic is proud to own and operate its own minting facility, First Mint, LLC, and to offer a portion of its silver production for sale to the public. Bars, ingots, coins and medallions are available for purchase online at www.firstmint.com, at some of the lowest premiums available.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>First Majestic 自豪地拥有并运营自己的铸币厂 First Mint, LLC，并向公众提供部分银生产的销售。条形金属、铸锭、硬币和奖章可在 www.firstmint.com 上在线购买，价格为市场上最低的溢价之一。</p>
</div><p>On September 5, 2024, First Majestic and Gatos Silver announced that they had entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which First Majestic will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Gatos Silver common stock. More information relating to the Transaction can be found on the Company's website, www.firstmajestic.com.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>2024 年 9 月 5 日，First Majestic 和 Gatos Silver 宣布他们已签署一项最终合并协议，根据该协议，First Majestic 将收购所有已发行和流通的 Gatos Silver 普通股。有关交易的更多信息可以在公司网站 www.firstmajestic.com 上找到。</p>
</div><p><strong>Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>关于前瞻性声明的警示说明</strong></p>
</div><p>This news release contains &#34;forward‐looking statements&#34; within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbor created by such sections and other applicable laws and &#34;forward-looking information&#34; under applicable Canadian securities laws (collectively, &#34;forward‐looking statements&#34;). These statements relate to future events or the future performance, business prospects or opportunities of First Majestic that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management of First Majestic made in good faith in light of management's experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments. Forward‐looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to closing of the Transaction and timing related thereto. Assumptions may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated. Consequently, guidance cannot be guaranteed. As such, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon guidance and forward‐looking statements as there can be no assurance that the plans, assumptions or expectations upon which they are placed will occur. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward‐looking statements.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>本新闻稿包含根据《1933 年证券法》第 27A 条和《1934 年证券交易法》第 21E 条的定义的 “前瞻性声明”，这些声明旨在受到这些条款和其他适用法律所创造的安全港的保护，以及根据适用的加拿大证券法的 “前瞻性信息”（统称为 “前瞻性声明”）。这些声明涉及 First Majestic 的未来事件或未来表现、商业前景或机会，基于对未来结果的预测、尚未确定的金额的估计以及 First Majestic 管理层基于其经验和对历史趋势、当前条件和预期未来发展的看法所做的假设。此新闻稿中的前瞻性声明包括但不限于与交易的完成及相关时间的声明。假设可能被证明是错误的，实际结果可能与预期有重大差异。因此，无法保证指导意见的准确性。因此，投资者被警告不要过度依赖指导意见和前瞻性声明，因为无法保证所依据的计划、假设或期望会发生。除历史事实外的所有声明可能都是前瞻性声明。</p>
</div><p>Actual results may vary from forward‐looking statements. Forward‐looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to materially differ from those expressed or implied by such forward‐looking statements, including but not limited to satisfaction or waiver of all remaining applicable closing conditions for the Transaction on a timely basis or at all including, without limitation, the lack of material changes with respect to First Majestic and Gatos Silver and their respective businesses, as well as additional factors discussed in the section entitled &#34; <em>Description of the Business ‐ Risk Factors</em>&#34; in First Majestic's most recently filed Annual Information Form, available under its profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca, and as an exhibit to its most recently filed Form 40‐F available on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar or on First Majestic's website. Although First Majestic has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward‐looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>实际结果可能与前瞻性声明有所不同。前瞻性声明受到已知和未知的风险、不确定性和其他因素的影响，这些因素可能导致实际结果与前瞻性声明所表达或暗示的结果有重大差异，包括但不限于及时满足或放弃交易的所有剩余适用成交条件，或根本不满足，包括但不限于 First Majestic 和 Gatos Silver 及其各自业务的重大变化，以及在 First Majestic 最近提交的年度信息表中讨论的其他因素，相关信息可在其 SEDAR+ 档案中找到，网址为 www.sedarplus.ca，并作为其最近提交的 40-F 表格的附件，网址为 www.sec.gov/edgar 或在 First Majestic 的网站上。尽管 First Majestic 已尝试识别可能导致实际结果与前瞻性声明中所包含的结果有重大差异的重要因素，但可能还有其他因素导致结果未如预期、估计或意图。</p>
</div><p>First Majestic believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements included herein should not be unduly relied upon. These statements speak only as of the date hereof. First Majestic does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, except as required by applicable laws.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>First Majestic 相信这些前瞻性声明中反映的期望是合理的，但无法保证这些期望会被证明是正确的，因此此处包含的前瞻性声明不应被过度依赖。这些声明仅在此日期有效。First Majestic 不打算，也不承担任何更新这些前瞻性声明或前瞻性信息的义务，除非法律要求。</p>
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First Majestic 宣布股东批准收购 Gatos Silver 的交易